Publications

Articles

Banking & Commercial Transactions

An Overview of Private Placements and Raising Capital
(Summer 2011 Firm Newsletter)

Managing Risk: Personal Guaranties in Commercial Transactions
(Summer 2011 Firm Newsletter)

FASB 166 and Accounting for the Sale and Purchase of Loan Participations
(December, 2009)

Charles Ponzi Is Not Your Friend
(Spring 2009 Firm Newsletter)

Internet Fraud - Don't Be the Next Victim
(June 2008 Firm Newsletter)

Business Law

An Overview of Private Placements and Raising Capital
(Summer 2011 Firm Newsletter)

Managing Risk: Personal Guaranties in Commercial Transactions
(Summer 2011 Firm Newsletter)

Pitfalls in the Formation of LLCs
Published in MNCPA Footnote April 2011
Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved.

Is There Competition Anywhere in TV Everywhere?
Published in Entertainment & Sports Lawyer, Volume 28, Number 2, Summer 2010.
© 2010 by the American Bar Association. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. This information or any portion thereof may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or downloaded or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of the American Bar Association.

Attention Contractors and Resident Rental Property Owners and Managers
(Fall 2010 Firm Newsletter)

CAN-SPAM: The "Meat" of Email Marketing Legislation
(Fall 2010 Firm Newsletter)

Beware the Boilerplate (or pay attention to the fine print)
(Spring 2010 Firm Newsletter)

Managing Resale - New Questions About an Old Issue
(Summer 2009 Firm Newsletter)

Anticompetitive Pricing Practices
(May, 2009)

Charles Ponzi Is Not Your Friend
(Spring 2009 Firm Newsletter)

ALERTS
(Spring 2009 Firm Newsletter)

Internet Fraud - Don't Be the Next Victim
(June 2008 Firm Newsletter)

What's Wrong With Being Right?
(February 2008 Newsletter)

Are Your Directors Independent?
(December 1, 2005)

Analysis of Director Independence Requirements
(December 1, 2004)

Avoid 10 Common Legal Mistakes When Starting Out
(November, 2003)

Equal Access To Justice Acts: Regulatory Relief For Small Business
(June, 2003)

Recent Gun Legislation Impacts Every Business Owner
(June, 2003)

You're not in Kansas anymore: Sarbanes-Oxley
(April, 2003)

Creditors' Remedies and Bankruptcy

Seller Beware of the Buyer in Chapter 11
(Fall 2010 Firm Newsletter)

Practice Tips for Obtaining Bankruptcy Trustee Action On Undervalued, Omitted or Concealed Assets
(March, 2008)

Dealing With Businesses in Bankruptcy
(November 2007)

It's Up to You - Tips for Fighting & Preventing Identity Theft
(February 2007)

Employment Law

You’re Fired – Please Sign Here
(Summer 2011 Firm Newsletter)

ALERTS
(Spring 2009 Firm Newsletter)

Potential Benefits Issues of Employee Terminations: Who Just Became Fully Vested?
(Spring 2009 Firm Newsletter)

EMPLOYMENT LAW ALERT: Increased Liability for ERISA-Plan Administrators
(June 2008 Firm Newsletter)

EMPLOYMENT LAW ALERT: New Laws in 2008
(February 2008 Newsletter)

EMPLOYMENT LAW ALERT: President Bush Signs Law that Expands FMLA Leave to Families of Servicemembers
(January, 2008)

EMPLOYMENT LAW ALERT - New Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, Effective December 26, 2007
(December, 2007)

EMPLOYMENT LAW ALERT: Minnesota Supreme Court Enforces Vacation Policy
(November, 2007)

News Flash - New Paperwork Requirement for New Hires
(November 2007)

Approaches to Handling Intermittent Leave
(July, 2007)

Employers - Take Time to Review Your Vacation Policy
(February 2007)

2007 Dollar Limits for Qualified Retirement Plans
(October, 2006)

Preparing for an Avian Flu Pandemic
(June, 2006)

New Overtime Regulations Issued
(August, 2004)

Employer Alert/Military Leave
(March, 2003)

Do HIPAA Privacy Rules Apply To Your Business?
(February, 2003)

Required Activity For Health Plans Under HIPAA
(February, 2003)

Prohibited Activity Under HIPAA
(February, 2003)

Family Law

Child Custody Crosses the Border
(Fall 2010 Firm Newsletter)

Options for Managing the Cost of Divorce in a Down Economy
(Spring 2010 Firm Newsletter)

Moss & Barnett's Quick Guide: "Do You Need A Prenuptial or Postnuptial Agreement?"

The Moss & Barnett Antenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements Quiz

Identifying and Dividing Non-Marital Property: A Challenge in Dissolutions
(February 2008 Newsletter)

Galaxy of Stars
(February 2007)

Sign Here Before You Get To 'I Do'
(October, 1997)

Intellectual Property

Mark These Words
(Summer 2010 Firm Newsletter)

Be Shrewd, but Cautious, When Marketing on the Internet
(June, 2006)

Litigation

Managing Risk: Personal Guaranties in Commercial Transactions
(Summer 2011 Firm Newsletter)

What Exactly Are the Duties of A Fiduciary?
(June, 2011)

Pitfalls in the Formation of LLCs
Published in MNCPA Footnote April 2011
Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved.

A New Weapon Against Fraud
(Summer 2010 Firm Newsletter)

Government in Toyland: Regulated Children's Products Under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
(Summer 2010 Firm Newsletter)

Protecting the Minnesota Closely-Held Corporation: Avoiding Minority Shareholder Claims
(Fall 2009 Firm Newsletter)

Electronic Discovery: Be Careful of What You Delete
(July 2007)

Leasing to Franchise Tenants - A Guide for Landlords
Originally appeared in the "Retail Law Strategist" (Volume 11, Issue 2, June 2011), published by The International Council of Shopping Centers, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY (www.icsc.org).

Waterfront/Shoreland Zoning Variances - As Clear as Mud
(April 2010)

Voluntary Mortage Foreclosure - An Alternative to Deeds in Lieu of Foreclosure
(April 2010)

The Return of Seller Financing: Contacts for Deed As An Option in Today's Struggling Real Estate Market
(Fall 2009 Firm Newsletter)

The Return of Securitized Lending: Freddie Mac Launches CMBS Loan Product
(September, 2009)

Skyrocketing Property Values Return to Earth - Property Taxes May Not: What You Can Do to Make Sure You Are Not Overtaxed
(Spring 2009 Firm Newsletter)

Regulated Entities/Municipal Communications

"There is Life After State Cable Legislation Passes," NATOA Journal
(Fall 2008)

Franchising Competitive Video Providers
(July/August, 2007) Condition of Use: This article was first published by the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA), 7910 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, MD. 20814, and is reproduced with the permission of IMLA. IMLA is a non-profit, professional organization that has been an advocate and resource for local government attorneys since 1935. IMLA serves more than 1,400 member municipalities and local government entities in the United States and Canada, and is the only international organization devoted exclusively to addressing the needs of local government lawyers. Further information about IMLA is available at IMLAs website, www.imla.org.